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Welcome to the 6th Grade Page! Each post below pertains to something the class is currently working on, or something they will be learning about within the week. Homework for the week will be posted on or before every Monday.

Monday, May 18, 2015

Spelling List #32

Spelling and Vocabulary List-
***Please copy your list words three or more times,and your definitions twice for ALL Monday homework assignments***
Spelling List:
  1.  postscript- a note added below the signature in a letter or at the end of a book
  2. postpone- to delay
  3. postlude- the music played after the end of a concert or series
  4. posthumous- given or done after a person's death
  5. inhabitant- one who lives or dwells in a place
  6. consultant-counselor; advisor
  7. penchant-a fondness, liking or preference
  8. egotism- excessive reference to oneself; self conceit
  9. criticism- evaluation of good and bad points
  10. strait- a canal or passage between two bodies of water
  11. straight- containing no angles or turns
  12. principal- most important person; chief; head of a school
  13. principle- fundamental belief
  14. it's- contraction form for 'it is'
  15. its- possessive pronoun
Reading Vocabulary:
  1. deplorable- deserving contempt; very bad
  2. incantation- casting of magical spells
  3. decidedly- extremely; cunningly
  4. vengeance- punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
  5. delirium- a state of mental confusion